Watching movers pack away his
things and throw them into the truck is so impersonal. Tossing the boxes into a
truck with no thought as to what they are handling. I wish I had the strength
to be the one who packed it all away, but I couldn’t. It was hard
enough to pack up my things. I moved my stuff out of the home two weeks ago,
but the majority of everything in that home was
his.

He was my other half. My soul
mate. One morning, we were completely in love and talking about starting a
family, and then by nightfall, I had found my boyfriend barely alive in the
storage room of the bar I owned. I rode with him as he was rushed to the
hospital in an ambulance, praying he would pull through even though the look on
the paramedics’ faces told me otherwise. After what seemed like
forever in the waiting room, doctors gave me the news he didn’t make
it. The police questioned me extensively, and later that night, I came home to
his empty house. From that day on, I have been on
autopilot.

Leighton Riley resides in
Dallas, Tx and works in real estate for her day job. She writes contemporary
romance and romantic suspense. Sinfully, Regretfully, and Deceitfully can be
read in order or as standalones. Sinfully and Regretfully take place around the
same time frame and can even be read in reverse order (will give more
background on Payton and Ryder's story). Tate's story,
Deceitfully, finishes off the series. She's also the author of the
romantic suspense novel,
Catalyst.